Why Am I Still Empty - April 19, 2026

You've checked the boxes. Done the things you were supposed to do. Maybe you've even tried the religion version of that list. And at the end of it, there's still something that doesn't quite land. Not dramatic emptiness. Just a low-grade feeling that something is supposed to be more real than it is. Like you're watching your own life from a slight distance and waiting for the moment it actually connects. (0:00) The moment a baby finally recognizes her dad(1:45) When the connection goes both ways for the first time(3:20) The last time anyone ever rolled dice to hear from God(5:00) 10 days in a room with no timeline and no plan(6:45) What persistent prayer actually looks like(8:30) The word that shows up every time something is about to break open(10:15) Why God moved the law from a stone tablet to a heart(12:00) The fire that stopped being one and became individual(14:30) The moment God stopped living in a building(16:15) What Babel and Pentecost have to do with each other(18:45) Instead of man reaching up, God came down(21:00) Three sails you can actually raise(24:30) What division in a room costs spiritually(27:00) Expectancy is faith with an address(29:30) Can you raise a sail you stopped believing in(32:00) What changes when God finally gets personal RESURRECTION CHURCH is a community in Bakersfield, California for people who are done pretending, skeptical of religion, or just trying to figure out if any of this is real. Not a sanitized, easy religion. A chance to enter into a real, messy, and transformative relationship with Christ in a place where everyone is known.